The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-08-18

invitation to the executive. 4
Col. E. F. Townsend, Twelfth infant
ry, is detailed to attend the encamp'
ment of the militia of Dakota Terri.
tory, to be held at Huron from Sept.
/ to Sept. 6, for the purpose Of in
specting the troops, taking part there
in under instructions from the adju-
tant general of the army.
A hot wind struck Aberdeen and
caused the mercury to run up to los.
At Faulkton lightning struck the
Wurt house. Sheriff Chamberlafn's
brother was severely burned and his
wife and child stunned
At Gary, Mrs. H.. H. Herrick, while
treating her little three year old
daughters eyes, by mistake got hold
of a bottle OF carbolic acid and horri
bly, burned the childs eyes and face.
j. W: Holt, one of the very earliest
settlers of Brown county; estimates
his crop OF wheat this year at 80
bushels per acre.
For the past two years horses have
disappeared in the vicinity of Pierre
and all efforts to capture the thieves
proved fruitless. Inspector Jackson
arrested Van Moore ON the Sioux res.
ervation who made a full confession
that an organized band has operated
between the Black Hills and Pierre.
A large number of Western characters
are interested and will be arrested.
Mr.. Mcknight, attorney for the
Northern Pacific, SAID at Bismark,
that inasmuch as the territorial gov
eminent had decided the gross earn.
ings law unconstitutional and propos:
ed to assess the property of the rail-
road for taxation his road would de-
cline to pay taxes under the gross
earnings law and await a decision.
At Big Stone City, Charles c. 3Ames,
son OF Mayor Ames OF Minneapolis,
and Miss Jessie Bryant we're joined in
the bonds of matrimony, Rev,
Charles A. Arthur officiating. The
cermony took place in the parlors oil
the St. Charles hotel in the presence
OF a number of friends of the contract.
ing parties including Mayor Anes.
The board Of regent of Brookings
College havep aid the contractors $40,
900, the brick work being. completed.
They also paid for land purchased to
the amount of $1,000. THE contract
for 800 tons ofcoal was let to Van
Dusen & Co., OF Rochester, Mimi, the
lowest bidder. Contracts were also
let for the necessary farm buildings,
and stock purchased. @-
Joe Devoski was arrested at Fargo
for stealing $4,000 or $4,000 worth
OF jewelry at Helena. Mont.
Deadwood is excited over alleged
discoveries of placer gold in Crane
river, 12O miles north.
Dell Rapids citizens are trying te
raise money enough to start q TOW
mill. = .
George Reed has returned to Bis
marck to reimburse the city treasury
for the shortage said to be o~ccasionet
by leaving his work to, deputies
There was some 5000 in the SAT-
which he left there and over $4,000
in the bank, all OF which he nigh
have takcn-not onetcent of which h
did take. 4
Rev. A. II. Clayton, Of Mellette, ma,
accepted q call to Idaho Territory.
"Ordway', Johnson has been chos
en- one of the directors of the New En-
gland colony in Hettinger county.
Rev. Enoch Powell, pastor Of tn
First Unitarian church of Topeka
Kansas. has been preaching at siou;
Falls. = Ira 4
Chief Engineer Darling, Of the Du
ruth, Watertown & Pacific railroads
in Huron. He reports that 400 team
have arrived at Watertown fromsth
Manitoba's Montana extension {,
work on the line from Watertown \.
Huron, which is really the Maj;
TOBIAS road. One hundred and twent,
five of these teams are grading With
twenty-five miles ofHuron. Two hun
dred and forty more moving dow
from WatertoWn to join them. Will
in ten days there will be betWee'
IL 500 and 1000 teams to work 9
this line. which i9s less than eight,
miles lonR. Its complGtion will giv
Huron Duluth connection. III
Weathsr and the ground are very Icy
orable Tor railroad building, Tits b
iieved the road Will be ironed her
this fall.